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COVID 19: Kwara schools comply with closure order

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Public and private schools in Kwara on Monday complied with the state government’s directives to shut down to guard against spread of Coronavirus. A check by the correspondent of News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Ilorin, the state Capital revealed that schools were under lock and key. READ ALSO: COVID-19: Tinubu to assist disseminate health […]
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Kwara community denies hosting ritualist

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The Omupo Descendants Union in Ilorin, Kwara, says the community is not hosting any ritualist. The community is reacting to social media speculations and online publications that a ritualist inhabits Omupo community known as Idi-Ifa, Arole Compound. The union made its position known in a letter signed by the union’s National President, Dr Monisoye Olorunsola-Afolabi, […]
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Politics

INEC to create more polling units in Kwara, says REC

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Patigi (Kwara) –  Malam Garba Attahiru-Madami, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kwara, says the commission will create more polling units ahead of the 2023 elections in the state. Attahiru-Madami said this on Saturday in Patigi after he monitored the conduct of the by-election into the Patigi constituency
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7 teams pick forms in Kwara for 2020 Aiteo Cup

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The Secretary of the Kwara Football Association (FA), Kazeem Agaka on Thursday in Ilorin said, No fewer than seven football clubs in Kwara have so far registered for the 2020 Aiteo Cup competition. Agaka said Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) FC, Kwara United FC, House of Prayer, LA Planet Academia and Kwara Football Academy (KFA), registered […]
Kwara assembly refuse to swear-in lone PDP lawmaker
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Kwara Assembly passes 4 amendment bills

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The Kwara House of Assembly on Tuesday passed four amendment bills aimed at further improving the well being of the people as well as enhance good governance in the state. The four amendment bills are the Local Government Miscellaneous Provision Amendment Bill 2019, and Kwara State Teaching Service Commission Amendment Bill 2019. READ ALSO: Covid-19: […]
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Lawyer petitions NJC against appointing new judges in Kwara

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An IIorin based legal practitioner, Murtala Sambo has asked the National Judicial Council (NJC) to suspend the consideration for appointment of five new judges for the Kwara state judiciary due to glaring irregularities, nepotism and favouritism that marred the selection process. He also said that the selection process was in violation of the constitution and the
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Kwara inaugurates 12-man committee over NULGE crisis

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The Kwara state government on Monday inaugurated a 12-member committee to wade into age long crisis amongst members of the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) in the 16 local government areas of the state. The protracted leadership crisis has rocked the union, leading to the emergence of two factions. Inaugurating the committee, the […]
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Kwara govt. to revoke 5,000 plots of land

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The Kwara government says it will revoke over 5,000 plots of land sold illegally by the immediate past administration. Bolaji Edun, the Director-General of Kwara Bureau of Lands, disclosed this in an interview on Monday in llorin. 7 political parties to contest Kwara Assembly by-election According to Edun, the immediate past administration signed over 5,000 Certificates